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The Genetic Association Database is an archive of human genetic association studies of complex diseases and disorders. The goal of this database is to allow the user to rapidly identify medically relevant polymorphism from the large volume of polymorphism and mutational data, in the context of standardized nomenclature. The data is from published scientific papers. Study data is recorded in the context of official human gene nomenclature with additional molecular reference numbers and links. It is gene centered. That is, each record is a record of a gene or marker. If a study investigated 6 genes for a particular disorder, there will be 6 records.
Anyone may view this database and anyone may submit records. You do not have to be an author on the original study to submit a record. All submitted records will be reviewed before inclusion in the archive. Individual fields are defined here.
Comments and suggestions are very welcome, especially with regard to errors in the data found in the DB.
A paper describing the GAD database can be found here.
***The October 1 2007 update contains a major contribution of records of published genetic association studies compiled from PubMed by the National Office of Public Health Genomics (NOPHG) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. NOPHG maintains a searchable, online knowledge base of published, population-based epidemiologic studies of human genes to support the HuGENet collaboration. For more information on the knowledge base, see: Lin BK, et al. Tracking the epidemiology of genes in the literature: the HuGE published literature database. Am J Epidemiol 2006; 164:1-4***
For a description on features of the October 1 update click here.
Note: GAD is intended for use primarily by medical scientists and other professionals concerned with genetic disorders, by genetics researchers, and by advanced students in science and medicine. While GAD database is open to the public, users seeking information about a personal medical or genetic condition are urged to consult with a qualified physician for diagnosis and for answers to personal questions.
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